You say this is a love game?

Tsk, even though the offspring born in this way can be barely called "illegitimate children" later on, they are actually even less welcome than illegitimate children.

And this is also the life story of Mai Yajima.

Her parents eloped, but her mother died early, leaving only her father to raise her. But when she was in the third year of junior high school, which was last year, her father fell ill from overwork and followed in her mother's footsteps, leaving her alone.

The death of her mother made the Yajima family very dissatisfied with her father.

But the person is dead, and the Yajima family could not let the 15-year-old girl wander around outside. When relatives were unwilling to take her in, it was the Yajima family's grandfather who took her in, changed her name to Yajima Mai, and after she took a half-year leave of absence from school, he used his connections to send her to Yami High School.

But, how can Mai Yajima be a young lady?

She lived with her parents until she was 15 years old. Her food, clothing, housing and transportation were all of the normal standard for ordinary people. She was not hungry or cold, but she never enjoyed a good life.

As for her arrival at the Yajima family, she was actually not taken seriously - at her age, she had long passed the stage of training, and now she was stuffed into the Yajima family, just to be a freeloader, and just giving her some money to spend every month was enough.

Not being noticed, not being valued, and having no worries in life, but after only living like this for half a year, Mai Yajima felt almost depressed and miserable.

"There's nothing I can do. I don't have any talent, and my academic performance is average. The only thing I can show off is my physical fitness in elementary school, but I quit the track and field team in junior high. How can I have a comfort zone?"

"I can't do anything, and I don't understand anything I ask. Although I don't have to worry about tuition and living expenses, once you live there, you'll know that no one in that house really treats you as a human being. It feels like they're just raising a little pet... I couldn't stand it, so I just moved out of the Yajima family."

The request to move out directly triggered her grandfather's PTSD, so he cut off her living expenses and told her to be self-reliant and come back when she figured it out.

"This is the story of 'Mai Yajima'."

Mai Yajima clapped her hands. Although she had not yet told some of the things that happened in elementary and junior high school, she had already almost finished telling the story of her life trajectory.

"That old man deserves his daughter to run away. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to stand it..."

In her description, the image of the head of the Yajima family was extremely stereotyped. He was old-fashioned from head to toe, as bad as he could be.

Isn't this a typical villain?

"Now, being self-reliant is a bit tiring, but I live a comfortable life."

No, you will know how painful it is when you pay tuition next semester.

The Yajima family may have had this idea in mind, which is why they let her do whatever she wanted. Anyway, she couldn't pay the tuition and would definitely have to return to the Yajima family. Now they were just trying to dampen her enthusiasm.

Mizutani Makoto declined to comment.

However, he did have a deeper understanding of Mai Yajima.

Mizutani Makoto's heart became complicated.

He looked at Mai Yajima, but the girl took advantage of his daze and squeezed up from the side.

A pair of beautiful eyes sparkled, looking at him expectantly.

"How is it? Do you have a strong, spontaneous desire to protect me?"

Whenever I want to show you some compassion, you speak!

"No."

"Gu! How could this happen!"

Yajima Mai showed a shocked expression.

"As a man, don't you have any desire to protect and cherish me? I'm obviously a beautiful girl, right?"

"You have a pretty face and a great figure, but your temperament neutralizes this aspect, making you look less attractive."

"What? You called a girl unattractive?!"

"Yes, I said that, and I will take responsibility for it at all times."

"You said—"

The girl's cheeks puffed up with anger, but in the end, like a deflated ball, she said listlessly, "That's nothing we can do."

Mizutani Makoto's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at her hesitantly. She stopped in front of the vending machine, carefully selecting something, then pulled out a bottle of peach oolong tea and handed it directly to Mizutani Makoto.

"What is this for?"

"It's my treat. You've walked with me for so long and listened to me for so long. Consider it a friendship fee!"

What kind of friend fee is this?

Mizutani Makoto was about to complain, but he found out that he had actually spent a lot of "friendship fees" from Yajima Mai.

Mainly the recent lunch.

Mai Yajima sent him a lunch box once, and he said at the time that he had to accept it for the sake of friendship, but this kind of thing happened once and then again, and in just a few days at school, Mai Yajima called him out for a meal every two days, and even forced him to have a meal at noon today.

This girl grasped it very well.

I don't send it every day because I'm afraid he will refuse it with various reasons.

But if he was treated to a meal every one or two days, he would have no reason to refuse.

It's nothing more than inviting people back and forth, and everyone pays their own friendship fees.

"..."

The more you talk, the worse it gets.

Mizutani Makoto was shocked when he looked at the peach oolong tea in his hand.

Buho!

Mai Yajima even figured out his taste in drinks!

Before, she had to ask him what he liked when buying drinks, but after just a few days, she could pick drinks for him right in front of him.

"What? Don't you like it?"

"Not really."

Damn vending machines, once you take out the drink, there is no chance of a refund.

Mizutani Makoto unscrewed the bottle cap and took a sip, then looked at the girl. She bought a bottle of soda and was also looking at him.

"Are you thinking about how to repay me?"

Mai Yajima is very self-aware, making people feel like she had planned it all along.

Mizutani Makoto rolled his eyes at her, intending to hear what she thought.

After receiving a nod from Mizutani Makoto, Yajima Mai became even happier.

The girl clenched her fists suddenly, another crucial victory!

“Take a picture of me!”

The girl held up her phone enthusiastically.

"I want a lock screen photo! Let's go to the hallway and show me your super handsome profile!"

"..."

She was half-pushed and half-dragged into the corridor, and she asked her to hold the railing.

When Mizutani Makoto looked up at the blue sky in the distance, an exquisite profile with no blind spots was created.

He felt that his eyes must be dead fish eyes.

The hopeless, dull kind.

After all, he had just been thinking - who am I? Where am I? What am I going to do?

It's like a mental state of being tortured to the point of insanity.

However, Mai Yajima's photography skills are amazing. With a small mobile phone camera, she can actually take pictures of him that look like the national male god.

Wait a minute.

She really only took this photo for a cool lock screen, right?

Looking at Mai Yajima with shining eyes, rubbing her face with her phone, Makoto Mizutani swallowed his inappropriate complaints.

The main reason is that I’m afraid that the questions will lead to some shocking wisdom.

"Well, see you tomorrow~"

At the intersection, Yajima Mai waved at him with a satisfied look on her face. Her expression actually looked somewhat sacred, completely different from the nympho look she had just had.

Why does it feel like sage mode?

"Haki, you bastard..."

With his back to Mai Yajima, Mizutani Makoto's eyelids couldn't stop twitching. He tried hard to keep a tight expression on his face to avoid turning around and questioning her about her terrible idea.

But as the distance grew, his irritable mood gradually calmed down, and other thoughts replaced it.

Tsk, the Yajima family...

This is about Yajima Mai and the Yajima family...

If Mai Yajima didn't hide any other details, based on the known information, it seems that some people in the Yajima family dislike her and want to trip her up.

Oh my god.

If you are not careful, you will end up in a comedy plot like "high school students fighting chaebols".

But this matter...

Mizutani Makoto looked down at the tip of his shoe and continued forward, following the shadow.

You should pay more attention to her in the future to prevent her from being bullied at school.

"Go home and continue pushing the map!"

Chapter 67 The girl’s mask and knife.

After waving goodbye to Mizutani Makoto, Yajima Mai set off on her journey home with a smile on her face.

There is no part-time job at the convenience store in today's schedule.

I still have to go to this class, but the person I asked Miss Yamada to contact has contacted him now, and we agreed yesterday to meet today. Doesn't that mean I have to take a leave of absence?

According to the rules, I took a leave of absence yesterday, so now I'm free. I just need to find a place to rest, have a good meal, and rush to the appointment...

Of course, what happened today was really fun.

"My Makotan~"

It's obviously just a photo.

Is there any special meaning in setting it as the lock screen wallpaper?

No.

But why am I so excited?

Boom, boom...

This heart is cheering, and from a corner of the heart, a trace of sour and swollen emotion is squeezed out, with a slight hint of sweetness, both sour and sweet.

She didn't know how to describe her feelings.

Mai Yajima just vaguely guessed that this was what people called "the feeling of being in love"?

It's different from what she has inside, and it's a very beautiful thing.

In this way, even if you can’t have a delicious dinner tonight, you can still maintain the best mood!

While shopping in the supermarket, Mai Yajima opened her wallet and calculated the change left in her hand... and she couldn't help feeling a little distressed.

There has never been enough money.

Mainly because she liked cooking, she kept buying various ingredients and trying different cooking recipes.

I've been busy shopping myself, but recently I've fallen in love with Mizutani Makoto and really want to prepare the perfect bento for him... When he praises my cooking skills, I'm really happy, but then I want more, so I have to save money to buy ingredients for the next batch...

Mizutani Makoto probably didn't expect that the reason why Yajima Mai didn't send him lunch boxes every day was one of the reasons, including "lack of financial resources".

"Well……"

The girl lowered her head in frustration.

It seems like convenience stores really don’t make much money.

Otherwise, after this month's work is settled, she can quit this job and then find a new part-time job... I heard that as long as you are willing to work hard, delivering food can make a lot of money?

Worth a try!